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Bo, first dog, sits for formal portrait

by Mark Silva

It's official, formal and suitable for framing.

The White House has released the official photographic portrait of the First...

Dog.

"Bo,'' the Portuguese water dog adopted by President Barack Obama, wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia -- a delivered campaign promise for the girls, actually -- is pictured in black, but no tie, on the South Lawn of the White House.

Also known in the registry of the American Kennel Club as Amigo's New Hope, for the kennel where he was born, the first pooch was a gift to the first family from Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.)

The White House photo by Chuck Kennedy comes with an appropriate depth of field in which the dog looms larger than the White House, which on many occasions Bo has.

The president actually has growled at this dog, as he showed off his pet's good training in a recent interview with NBC News' Brian Willaims -- "Grrrrr,'' said Obama, handed one of Bo's white paws and proclaiming: "That's what I'm talking about.''

And when they say, sit, Bo drops for the camera.

The White House notes that the first formal photo is not for commercial use -- the makers of Beanie Babies already have taken care of marketing the pooch's name with their Beanie Bo.

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